Vice President JD Vance led the White House press briefing Thursday afternoon, the first since July 23, and the first since Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt's departure.
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The jury continues to deliberate on whether Lindsay Clancy was criminally responsible for her children's deaths, she and her husband still have medical malpractice lawsuits claiming health care providers failed to properly treat her. Clancy is accused of strangling her children, 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan, with exercise bands at the family’s Duxbury, Massachusetts, home in January 2023.
‘The Big Money Show’ debates California Democrat Ro Khanna’s new wealth tax proposals. #foxbusiness 0:07 – Ro Khanna calls California wealth tax 'pro-business' 1:02 – Panel argues billionaire tax would spark capital flight 2:07 – Critics reject Khanna's claim entrepreneurs won't be deterred 3:12 – Founders face valuation, liquidity and asset seizure concerns 5:22 – Panel warns wealth tax could drive jobs and innovation out of California
Legal experts say other options include offering Clancy a plea deal or deciding not to put her on trial again.
A report earlier this week said millions of driver's licenses, including that of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, may have been leaked on the dark web.
The move gives candidates more time to sell themselves to voters. It means little, if any, legislation is likely to pass Congress before November.
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Layoffs in the United States hit a four-year low in August, according to new data.
Layoffs in the U.S. have dropped to their lowest level since 2022, but hiring remains sluggish, raising concerns about economic momentum. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Layoffs in the United States hit a four-year low in August, according to new data . DETAIL: Layoffs across the U.S. in August fell to their lowest level in four years, according to a report by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, with employers announcing 52,881 job cuts, a 38 percent decrease compared to the same month in 2025. However, despite this positive trend, hiring activity has not kept pace, raising questions about the broader health of the labor market. The consumer products industry led August’s job cuts with over 10,000 layoffs, followed by the food and technology…Open
House Democrats sank a Republican-backed constitutional amendment that would have permanently capped the Supreme Court at nine seats, a vote GOP leaders staged to force every lawmaker on the record weeks before the midterm elections. The measure failed 212-206 on Wednesday, far short of the two-thirds supermajority the House requires to advance a constitutional amendment. […] The post House Democrats vote down amendment to cap Supreme Court at nine justices appeared first on American Almanac .
House Democrats sank a Republican-backed constitutional amendment that would have permanently capped the Supreme Court at nine seats, a vote GOP leaders staged to force every lawmaker on the record weeks before the midterm elections. The measure failed 212-206 on Wednesday, far short of the two-thirds supermajority the House requires to advance a constitutional amendment. Every Democrat who voted opposed it. Speaker Mike Johnson had fast-tracked the resolution under a procedure known as "suspension of the rules," which limits debate but raises the passage threshold from a simple majority to two-thirds, a bar Republicans knew they could not clear without significant Democratic support. The result was never really in doubt. Republicans hold…Open
Antonella Barba, the former American Idol contestant who served nearly four years in federal prison for fentanyl trafficking, now faces shoplifting charges at a New Jersey Target store. Police responded to the Target at Seaview Square Shopping Center in Ocean Township, New Jersey, on August 10 after Barba, 39, allegedly concealed items in a bag […] The post Former American Idol finalist Antonella Barba arrested again, this time for shoplifting from Target appeared first on American Almanac .
Antonella Barba, the former American Idol contestant who served nearly four years in federal prison for fentanyl trafficking, now faces shoplifting charges at a New Jersey Target store. Police responded to the Target at Seaview Square Shopping Center in Ocean Township, New Jersey, on August 10 after Barba, 39, allegedly concealed items in a bag while moving between a fitting room and a restroom, then walked out of the store. Officers approached her outside and found stolen merchandise in the bag , according to the report. The items were valued at less than $200. Barba pleaded not guilty. She is scheduled to appear in Ocean Township Municipal Court on November 18. The charge itself, petty theft under $200, is minor on paper. But for a woman…Open